BAR CUSTOMER SHOOTS TV - Hilltop Inn Incident On Rt. 5

(08/07/2003)
A bar customer apparently did not like a TV program in a Route 5 bar.

An unidentified customer fired a gun at a TV inside the Hilltop Inn early Tuesday morning. The man reportedly shot a weapon, reportedly a 9mm, once or twice and then went outside the bar.

A manager called 911 for assistance at 12:34 a.m., after which Calhoun Sheriff Allen Parsons and Deputy Carl Ballengee responded, along with Trooper Jeff Hunt.

The manager reportedly locked the shooter from the building.

It was unclear what disposition was made of the situation, but reports said the man likely fled.

The Hilltop is located west of Grantsville on State Route 5 between Cabot Station and Big Bend.